Oppression is not a point of view
Note: Only IATIS members can vote in these elections. Information posted here and on the IATIS website to ensure full transparency of the process. During 2015, nominations were requested for the IATIS Executive Council to take over from January 1 2016. The nominations for the fifteen ordinary positions on the Council are listed below, along with biographical information for
» Read moreLondon, 25 February 2015 – Emirati scholar and writer Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi has officially launched the Alexandria Trust’s translation project by committing to support the Arabic translation of the first two titles from an all new library of short texts offering analysis and critique of seminal books, across 14 disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, from all over the world. This
» Read moreThis is an exceptional collection of digitised books like Kalilah wa Dimna and Alf Layla wa Layla, now available to the public to read online. Illustrated mss on LUNA (as bookreaders) Arabic MS 486 (2) Kalilah wa Dimna http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/z3z9mt Arabic MS 487 (537) Kalilah wa Dimna http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/av64bz Arabic MS 646 (706) Alf Layla wa Layla http://enriqueta.man.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/1ger41 Arabic MS 658 (819) Qissat
» Read moreBy THE NEW YORK TIMES OCT. 15, 2014 There is no such thing as bad press for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, at least not if it is translated by Al Ahram, Egypt’s flagship state newspaper. A recent report in The New York Times described the muted reaction to Mr. Sisi’s speech last month before the United Nations General Assembly compared with
» Read moreNetizens cry foul when a new Chinese media outlet selectively translates an Economist cover article. By BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 On July 22, a glossy new Chinese media venture known as the Paper announced its launch to much fanfare. A subset of Shanghai’s state-run Oriental Morning Post with outside investment estimated at $32 million, the Paper seems to be a venture into state-funded public service journalism. The timing is
» Read moreBy Katrease Stafford, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer 17 September 2014 The 2014 MacArthur Fellows — so-called genius grants — were announced Wednesday morning. One University of Michigan professor is joining a rare class of creative individuals today: Khaled Mattawa is among 21 people from around the country named as 2014 MacArthur Foundation Fellows. In the academic world, the
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